Map it!! Join this initiative! Take Back the Tech – PHThe call to document is a call to bear witness. It is to make the invisible visible. Take Back the Tech! calls women and girls to take control of technology to tell our own stories, create our own testimonies, represent ourselves and shape our own narratives about the violence that women and girls face all over the world.

Since 1991, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence has been held every year from November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of violence against women, to December 10, Human Rights day.

In the Philippines, the campaign runs until December 12. Proclamation No. 1172 declares November 25 to December 12 of every year as “18-Day campaign to End violence against women.” The country observes December 12 of every year as International day against Trafficking.

Republic Act 10398, signed in 2013, declares November 25 of every year as “national consciousness day for the elimination of violence against women and children.”

How can you participate in the campaign?

Every Filipino citizen is highly encouraged to engage and participate on this day of standing up for the elimination of all forms of violence against women and children. You can let your voice be heard in various mediums of campaigns available online, on radio and television, and even on print.

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